September 2019

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September Highlights

Cardiovascular: 11, 15, 25, 29, 40, 43, 45, 48
Drug & Tx Safety: 10, 14, 20, 24, 29
Gastrointestinal: 6, 10, 12, 30
Mental Health: 4, 24, 41, 49, Books
Obs/Gyn: 4, 9, 35, 38, 44, 47
Pediatrics: 13, 23, 37, 39, 48
Respiratory: 1, 37, 46, 50
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

  • Review Articles

    • 7. Assessing and counseling the older driver: a concise review for the generalist clinician
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2019;94(8):1582-8.
    • 8. Hearing loss in adults: differential diagnosis and treatment
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;100(2):98-108.
    • 9. Immunizations during pregnancy: how, when and why
      - Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2019;240:29-35.
    • 10. The clinician’s guide to proton-pump inhibitor discontinuation
      - J Clin Gastroenterol 2019;53(8):553-9.
    • 11. Atrial fibrillation and diabetes mellitus
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;74(8):1107-1115.
    • 12. Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments
      - BMJ 2019;366:l4609.
    • 13. Lead poisoning in children
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;100(1):24-30.
    • 14. Long-term drug therapy and drug discontinuations and holidays for osteoporosis fracture prevention: a systematic review
      - Ann Intern Med 2019;171(1):37-50.
    • 15. The electrocardiogram: still a useful tool in the primary care office
      - Med Clin NA 2019;103(5):775-84.
    • 16. Update on rosacea classification and its controversies (16.1) and Establishing the diagnosis of rosacea in skin of color patients (16.2)
      - Cutis 2019;104(1):70-3 (16.1) and pp 38-41(16.2).
    • 17. Essential tremor: diagnosis and management
      - BMJ 2019;366:l4485.
    • 18. Menopause: hormones, lifestyle, and optimizing aging
      - Obstet Gynecol Clin NA 2019;46(3):501-14.
    • 19. Treatment of bladder stones in adults and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis on behalf of the European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guideline Panel
      - Eur Urol 2019;76:352-67.
    • 20. Drug effects on the thyroid
      - NEJM 2019;381(8):749-61.
    • 21. Fixed-dose and fixed-ratio combination therapies in type 2 diabetes
      - Can J Diabetes 2019;43(6):440-4.
    • 22. Hirsutism in women
      - Am Fam Physician 2019;100(3):168-75.
    • 23. Congenital muscular torticollis: bridging the gap between research and clinical practice
      - Pediatrics 2019;144(2):e20190582.
    • 24. Adverse effects of pharmacologic treatments of major depression in older adults
      - J Am Geriatr Soc 2019;67(8):1571-81.
    • 25. Antithrombotic therapy to prevent recurrent strokes in ischemic cerebrovascular disease
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;74(6):786-803.
    • 26. Point-of-care ocular ultrasound for the diagnosis of retinal detachment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - Acad Emerg Med 2019;26(8):931-9.
    • 27. Long-term consequences of androgen insensitivity syndrome
      - Maturitas 2019;127:51-4.
    • 28. Gene therapy
      - NEJM 2019;381(5):455-64.
    • 29. Prevention, diagnosis, and management of radiation-associated cardiac disease
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;74(7):905-27.
    • 30. Multiparametric ultrasound in liver diseases: an overview for the practicing clinician
      - Postgrad Med J 2019;95(1126):425-32.
    • 31. Paraneoplastic movement disorders: phenomenology, diagnosis, and treatment
      - Eur J Int Med 2019;67:14-23.
    • 32. Benefits and harms of oral anticoagulant therapy in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - Ann Intern Med 2019;171(3):181-9.
    • 33. Pharmacogenomics
      - Lancet 2019;394(10197):521-32.

  • From the Specialties

    • 34. Magnetic resonance imaging-targeted biopsy versus systematic biopsy in the detection of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - Eur Urol 2019;76:284-303.
    • 35. Two-dose versus single-dose methotrexate for treatment of ectopic pregnancy: a meta-analysis
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;221(2):95-108.e2.
    • 36. Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about telepalliative care
      - J Palliat Med 2019;22(8):981-5.
    • 37. Advances in emergent airway management in pediatrics
      - Emerg Med Clin NA 2019;37(3):473-91.

  • Research Studies

    • 38. Cervical digital photography: an alternative method to colposcopy
      - JOGC 2019;41(8):1099-107.
    • 39. Intraarticular glucocorticoid injection as second-line treatment for Lyme arthritis in children
      - J Rheumatol 2019;46(8):952-9.
    • 40. Comparisons between oral anticoagulants among older nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients
      - J Am Geriatr Soc 2019;67(8):1662-71.
    • 41. Self-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial
      - J Anxiety Disord 2019;66:102111.
    • 42. Usefulness of triglyceride-glucose index for estimating hyperuricemia risk: insights from a general population
      - Postgrad Med 2019;131(5):348-56.
    • 43. Pulsed field ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;74(3):315-26.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 44. No. 384-management of breech presentation at term
      - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2019;41(8):1193-1205.
    • 45. 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline on the evaluation and management of patients with bradycardia and cardiac conduction delay: executive summary
      - Circulation 2019;140(8):e333-81.
    • 46. Evaluation and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome: an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline
      - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;200(3):e6-24.
    • 47. Committee opinion no 387: mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence
      - JOGC 2019;41(9):1389-91.
    • 48. Pediatric post-cardiac arrest care: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
      - Circulation 2019;140(6):e194-233.

  • Just breathe...

    • 49. Steps to better understanding resistant behaviours in hospitalized patients with dementia
      - BMJ 2019;366:l4912.
    • 50. Surgery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
      - Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019;200(3):P5-6.

  • New Books

    • Autism spectrum disorders
      - Hollander, E. American Psychiatric Association, 2018.
    • A clinician’s guide to gender-affirming care
      - Chang, SC. Context Press, 2018.
    • The language of pain: fast forward your recovery to stop hurting
      - Campbell, T. Lioncrest Publishing, 2019.
    • Never split the difference: negotiating as if your life depending on it
      - Voss, C. Harper Business, 2016.

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